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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Compensation from International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and Supplementary Fund for pollution damage

370: Interpretation

You could also call this:

"What special words mean in this law"

When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. The Civil Liability Convention is explained in section 342. The CLC ship, CLC State, and pollution damage are also explained in section 342.

You need to know what some other words mean too. The fund refers to the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund. The International Oil Pollution Fund is established under the Fund Convention. The Supplementary Fund is established under the Supplementary Fund Protocol. Oil means any persistent hydrocarbon mineral oil. The owner of a CLC ship has the same meaning as CLC owner in section 342. The tonnage of a ship is also explained in section 342.

The Fund Convention is the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage. The Supplementary Fund Protocol is the Protocol of 2003 to the Fund Convention. These conventions and protocols help decide what these words mean in the law.

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Part 26Compensation from International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and Supplementary Fund for pollution damage

370Interpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    Civil Liability Convention has the meaning given to it by section 342

      CLC ship has the meaning given to it by section 342

        CLC State has the meaning given to it by section 342

          fund means the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund (as the case may be)

            Fund Convention means the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971; and includes any subsequent protocol or amendment to, or revision of, that convention accepted or ratified by New Zealand

              International Oil Pollution Fund means the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund established under Article 2 of the Fund Convention

                International Oil Pollution Supplementary Fund or Supplementary Fund means the International Oil Pollution Compensation Supplementary Fund established under Article 2 of the Supplementary Fund Protocol

                  oil means any persistent hydrocarbon mineral oil

                    owner, in relation to a CLC ship, has the same meaning as CLC owner in section 342

                      pollution damage has the meaning given to it by section 342

                        Supplementary Fund Protocol means the Protocol of 2003 to the Fund Convention and includes any subsequent protocol or amendment to, or revision of, that protocol accepted or ratified by New Zealand

                          tonnage has the meaning given to it by section 342.

                          Compare
                          • 1974 No 14 s 47
                          Notes
                          • Section 370 Convention ship: repealed, on , by section 12(1)(a) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).
                          • Section 370 fund: inserted, on , by section 12(3) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).
                          • Section 370 International Oil Pollution Fund: amended, on , by section 12(1)(b) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).
                          • Section 370 International Oil Pollution Supplementary Fund or Supplementary Fund: inserted, on , by section 12(3) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).
                          • Section 370 oil: substituted, on , by section 8(1) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 53).
                          • Section 370 owner: inserted, on , by section 12(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).
                          • Section 370 owner (in relation to a CLC ship): repealed, on , by section 12(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).
                          • Section 370 owner (in relation to any convention ship): repealed, on , by section 12(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).
                          • Section 370 pollution damage: inserted, on , by section 8(3) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 53).
                          • Section 370 Supplementary Fund Protocol: inserted, on , by section 12(3) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).